The Eye of Zeus

• Author has ongoing 250 hour campaign with BookSparks Publicity, and will continue to visit schools nationwide to promote the book series, giving talks on Reading Is A Superpower at schools all over the country. In the 2018-2019 school year, author visited over 100 schools in 12 states, reaching over 30,000 elementary and middle school students. • Targeting guest posts on mom blogs, fantasy-related blogs. • Promotion via social media—Facebook (24k+ followers), Twitter, and Instagram • Animated book trailer will help promote series on YouTube channels and social media • Promotion via author website. • National advertising campaign targeting teachers and librarians including Learning Magazine and ALA. • Author has hired BookSparks/Crystal Patriarche for publicity, with an ongoing campaign of 50 hours/month throughout all of 2020. This includes: o All Press materials developed and all galleys sent out to media, reviewers and personal connections o Online media pitching to various media outlets from consumer media to women’s media, publishing trade media and book reviews as well as essays, interviews placed o Pitching to author’s select local media outlets (short lead media in local area/print, online – in all local markets where the author lived) o National traditional media, including major newspapers, major magazines (print and online) as well as radio, TV, and more (All media formats, coverage includes reviews, interviews, essays placed and major media for several months) o A bigger content strategy to help place the author as an expert and get articles, excerpts and more published around themes of the book and relevant news o Strategic pitching to even broader national broadcast media (radio and TV) o Additional Marketing (eNewsletter strategy, list building) o Platform launching and building o Guidance/consult for author's social media and platform building with monthly metrics and goals (social ads/boosting is extra) o Author website updates/maintenance/social media management

Finding out she’s the daughter of Zeus is not what a foster kid like Phoebe Katz expected to hear from a talking statue of Athena. But when her beloved social worker is kidnapped, Phoebe and her two friends must travel back to ancient Greece and rescue him before she accidentally destroys Olympus.2021 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards: Silver Winner in Young Reader: Fiction (8-12 Years)
“This charming and brilliant novel is superbly plotted and will win over readers . . . Phoebe’s voice is dead on and authentic, as are those of her friends. The author's masterful prose and style serve the story instead of merely taking center stage . . . This author and novel are ready for prime time and the big time.” —Publishers Weekly, BookLife Prize Critic’s Report

Meet Phoebe Katz, a twelve-year-old foster kid from New York City who’s been bounced around the system her entire life. Things happen around Phoebe, but it’s not like they’re her fault! But when a statue of Athena comes to life, Phoebe gets the stunning news she’s the daughter of Zeus, has a twin brother named Perseus—and was sent away from ancient Greece as a baby to stop a terrible prophecy that predicted she would one day destroy Olympus.

Athena warns Phoebe to stay in hiding, but when the vengeful god Ares kidnaps her beloved social worker, Phoebe has no choice—she has to travel back to ancient Greece and rescue him! There, Phoebe and her friends Angie and Damian discover a new prophecy, one that may fix everything. The catch: Phoebe has to collect talismans from six Greek monsters, including the fang from a nine-headed hydra, a talon from the Nemean lion, and a feather from the sphinx. No problem for a girl with the power to call up lightning bolts and change the weather! But can Phoebe collect them all and stop the prophecy before she destroys Olympus?